diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 5235ae3..d8514ca 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import pagefind from "astro-pagefind";
 // https://astro.build/config
 export default defineConfig({
   integrations: [tailwind(), mdx(), icon(), pagefind()],
-  site: 'https://nfdi4plants.github.io/',
+  // site: 'arc-rdm.org',
+  site: 'https://nfdi4plants.github.io',
   base: 'arc-website/', // will kill pagefind integration without trailing slash
   markdown: {
     remarkPlugins: [remarkDirective, remarkReplaceLinks(), remarkReplaceTooltips(), remarkAsides()],
diff --git a/public/CNAME b/public/CNAME
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cd57ed..0000000
--- a/public/CNAME
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-arc-rdm.org
\ No newline at end of file